Title: Transmission Reinforcements in the Central American Regional Power System

Abstract

The Central American regional interconnected power system (SER) connects the countries members of the Central American regional electricity market (MER): Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. The SER was a result of a long term regional effort, and was initially conceived to transfer 300 MW between countries. However, the current transfer limits between countries range from 70 MW to 300 MW. Regional entities, like CRIE (Regional Commission of Electrical Interconnection), EOR (Central American Regional System Operator), and CDMER (Board of Directors of the Central American Market) are working on coordinating the national transmission expansion plans with regional transmission planning efforts. This paper presents experience in Central America region to recommend transmission reinforcements to achieve 300 MW transfer capacity between any pair of member countries of the Central American regional electricity market (MER). This paper also provides a methodology for technical analysis and for coordination among the regional and national entities. This methodology is unique for transmission systems of these characteristics.

@article{osti_1339036,
title = {Transmission Reinforcements in the Central American Regional Power System},
author = {Elizondo, Marcelo A. and Vallem, Mallikarjuna R. and Samaan, Nader A. and Makarov, Yuri V. and Vyakaranam, Bharat and Nguyen, Tony B. and Munoz, Christian and Herrera, Ricardo and Midence, Diego and Shpitsberg, Anna},
abstractNote = {The Central American regional interconnected power system (SER) connects the countries members of the Central American regional electricity market (MER): Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. The SER was a result of a long term regional effort, and was initially conceived to transfer 300 MW between countries. However, the current transfer limits between countries range from 70 MW to 300 MW. Regional entities, like CRIE (Regional Commission of Electrical Interconnection), EOR (Central American Regional System Operator), and CDMER (Board of Directors of the Central American Market) are working on coordinating the national transmission expansion plans with regional transmission planning efforts. This paper presents experience in Central America region to recommend transmission reinforcements to achieve 300 MW transfer capacity between any pair of member countries of the Central American regional electricity market (MER). This paper also provides a methodology for technical analysis and for coordination among the regional and national entities. This methodology is unique for transmission systems of these characteristics.},
doi = {10.1109/PESGM.2016.7742055},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = 2016,
month = 7
}

Joint American-Soviet Committee on Cooperation in the Field of Energy.January 1975

The following topics were discussed from the papers: 750 to 1500 kV ac transmission, electric field, overvoltage and lightning protection, air gaps and overhead line insulation, overhead line design, ice and wind loads, and conductors. (DLC)